This place was BY FAR the most stylish Airbnb I've ever been in.
Host: Annie was incredibly quick to reply to all the questions I had, whether it was about the apartment or about the area. The checkout was super easy.
Apartment: To put it simply, I wish I owned the apartment. It is the perfect studio. The view is magnificent.
The bed is super comfortable (something you don't see often in AirBnbs,) the internet is super quick (I tested it on speednet and I got 35 Mbps download and 13 Mbps upload), the desk is placed strategically so you can work while enjoying the cosmopolitan view of Bangkok, the bathroom is spacious and the fridge is big.
There are clear written instructions about everything that show how detailed-oriented and professional Annie is as a host. The small decorative details spread across the studio are the icing on the cake, giving you an idea about the host's pleasant personality.
Building: The place is super safe. There is security all the time, there is a reception and you need to use your key card to use the elevator. Another great detail is that there is a big trash can in every floor of the building, which means that you just need to walk a few meters to throw your garbage instead of going out of the building to do that as with most buildings.
The swimming pool is perfect. There is also a kids section . It is clean, with the PH and CH measured often and stated on the board. The gym is fully equipped, air-conditioned and offers magnificent views from the floor-to-ceiling curved glass wall where you train. The most pleasant discovery for me though was the sauna. There is one located in the men's room and one in the ladies room. By far the most relaxing thing to do after a long day was to spend 15 minutes in the sauna and then just hit the bed. Better than any Thai massage I had.
Location: The building is about 12 minutes walk away from the BangKapi mall which is HUGE and offers just about everything. There is also a great food court called "Happy Land foods" where you can eat TRUE Thai food. The area is also full of street food vendors and there is a bustling farmers market. There is also a street that is very close to the building with lots of street food vendors and every Friday evening there are even more vendors in that street. There are also motor-taxis waiting about 15 meters away from the building. The best of all, is that here you pay local prices, not tourist prices. The sellers don't try to get your attention. You will be the only foreigner in this part of Bangkok and I found that to be great!
(Keep in mind that if you are coming here from Don Muang airport instead of Suvarnabhumi then it will take close to 2 hours by taxi due to the construction that takes place in the area. If you come from Suvarnabhumi then it's a very easy. Take the Airport link, get off at Hua Mak and then take a taxi to the building.)
Connectivity with Downtown: By far the best way to go downtown is by taking the boat which is super cheap (I was paying 17-19 baht depending on the stop I got off.) The closest pier from the building is the BangKapi pier (not MALL Bangkapi pier; that's a bit more far from the building.) At first you will be skeptical about taking the boat but once you ride it a couple of times you'll see that it's a great solution. The only bad thing about the boat is that it closes at 20:30 on weekdays and 19:00 on the weekends. It takes about half an hour to be in Sukhumvit.
If it's late and the boat route is closed then what you do is you get the Airport link and go to Hua Mak stop. From there, you take a taxi or motor-taxi (they are waiting right outside the station) and you pay about 50 baht for a meter taxi. You can negotiate with the motor taxi and aim for 20-30 baht.
To sum up, if you don't mind the 30 min. boat ride and you are looking for a slick, cosmopolitan apartment to spend some downtime in instead of aiming for doing sightseeing at a quick pace then you can't find anything better at this price. When I'm back in Bangkok, this apartment is my very first choice.